michelle mcclelland has worked within the design industry for six years now and has designed many things from fashion to housewares and greetings. michelle always wanted to focus on surface pattern so she recently decided to go freelance so she could fulfill her ambition. she is always looking for new and exciting projects and if you like her work then do visit her blog here to see some more examples.
the soma gallery christmas exhibition is now and features selected prints such as these from peskimo (above) and andy smith (below). you can see all the prints and products online here or if you are in the bristol area then you could visit soma's newly opened shop and gallery at 4 boyces avenue, clifton, bristol.
if you are looking for a festive but beautifully designed desktop wallpaper how about this free download from lagom? featuring three stylised kings and designed by kelly hyatt its available from here.
'merry berry' has scandinavian style simplcity but with a welsh twist from designers/publishers allihopa. this warm and cosy christmas range is a mixture of jolly robins, snowflakes, baubles and hearts. the collection consists of 8 hand letterpressed greeting cards, 4 design led gift wraps and 4 hand printed or finished gift tags. its available from independent retailers and from their website with prices from £1.95 for a gift tag pack up to £13.00 for a gift wrap set. all products are designed and manufactured in the UK, with allihopa printing their own letterpressed range.
a selection of cards and stationery as spotted last week in the conran shop, in chelsea, london. this most fashionable interiors shop is located on fulham road in the beautiful historic michelin building. they stock cards from lagom and 1973 and lisa jones, amongst others. i also spotted stationery by sukie and pantone. for more on the conran shop you can visit their website here.
designer jilly phillips will be showcasing lots of lovely new designs at printsource next month in new york through the lilla rogers studio.
isak are currently featuring an advent calendar over at the isak blog. they'll be sending out a box of isak goodies everyday until christmas!. 
these striking block printed fabrics are from freya & bloom and were created using traditional folk motifs, many designed hundreds of years ago. if you fancy one as a table runner this christmas european customers can order up until sunday 5th dec and quote 'BOWIESTYLE' to get 10% off. 
great news for orla kiely fans in the uk this month as 'tesco' will be selling this beautiful pear print shopper for just £4. proceeds will go to children's cancer charity CLIC sargent and the royal college of art bursary for textile students. look out for one now in your local tesco store, and more designs should follow in the new year.
istanbul based designer verity heysen kizek has recently put together a lovely card collection using eco friendly paper. verity sells her work in her etsy shop 'the light garden' and posted an interesting article about her experiences on working with a professional printer for cards on her blog here. 
